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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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